Tag Archives: photography

A teaser: ‘Living off the Romans in the 19th and 20th centuries’

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

We are looking forward to a talk by our researcher, Dr Janice Kinory, who will be exploring the relationship between commercial photographers in the late 19th century and the Roman ruins they photographed. She will be showcasing many of the … Continue reading →

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Pictures and Poetry of the Himalayas

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

Two days ago, we discovered a small box of lantern slides in the archive, which had previously escaped our notice.   The unprepossessing brown cardboard cover with pencil markings revealed six stunningly beautiful images of the Himalayas and Baltoro glacier. … Continue reading →

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City in the Sand

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

As we were scanning a box on Roman sites around the Mediterranean this image of Leptis Magna sprang out at us. Located directly on the sea in what is now Libya, Leptis Magna rose to become one of the great … Continue reading →

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Storm-wave watching and mystery photograph solved!

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

Our sleuths have finally identified the mystery photograph we posted last year…   St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex … it is St Leonards on Sea, Hastings. We also found out what all the people on the promenade are looking … Continue reading →

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Following in Kennedy’s footsteps – a trip to Petra

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Archaeology Archives Administrator

I have been dreaming for a long time of visiting Petra and I finally made it this year. While volunteering in the Institute’s archives, I was tasked with cleaning glass lantern slides – one box being photographs of Petra and … Continue reading →

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